[FairfieldLife] Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin probably didn't steal that song from another rock band because David Plant testified he doesn't know how to read or write music If you listen to the clip, the song was sung in a minor pentatonic scale. Also, he stated he doesn't remember much of the 1960s. So, there you have it. There is no evidence for the plaintiff. Robert Plant testifies he can’t read music or remember the ’60s. Verdict: Still a rock star. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/06/22/robert-plant-testifies-at-stairway-to-heaven-trial-he-cant-read-music-or-remember-the-60s-verdict-still-a-rock-star/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/06/22/robert-plant-testifies-at-stairway-to-heaven-trial-he-cant-read-music-or-remember-the-60s-verdict-still-a-rock-star/ Robert Plant testifies he can’t read music or remember t... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/06/22/robert-plant-testifies-at-stairway-to-heaven-trial-he-cant-read-music-or-remember-the-60s-verdict-still-a-rock-star/ Why the "Stairway to Heaven" trial feels like a Rock Hall of Fame induction. View on www.washingtonpost... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/06/22/robert-plant-testifies-at-stairway-to-heaven-trial-he-cant-read-music-or-remember-the-60s-verdict-still-a-rock-star/ Preview by Yahoo
[FairfieldLife] Stairway To Heaven
OK, I'll admit it. I'm an old fart. :-) So much so that Led Zeppelin were pretty much off my radar. I'd done the hippie music thang earlier, and by the time they showed up, I'd moved on, to the more spiritual world represented by Maharishi. I can honestly state that I have never listened to a single Led Zeppelin album all the way through. My loss. In more recent years, I've heard things by them, and by cover artists doing their work, that make me believe that I might have missed something. But, as Vonnegut said, So it goes. That said, I *did* hear a number of their songs on the radio, or in the background of parties that I attended, even though as a TM Teacher I was far too evolved for them. :-) So I thought this tribute to them was pretty cool. All old men should be honored for their accomplishments like this. At least once. But only once. For example, it's way cool that Obama was there. But ya have to weigh that against all the times when he wasn't there. http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/12/27/heart-plays-led-zeppelins-stai\ rway-to-heaven-makes-robert-plant-cry-video/ http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/12/27/heart-plays-led-zeppelins-stai\ rway-to-heaven-makes-robert-plant-cry-video/ http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/12/27/heart-plays-led-zeppelins-stair\ way-to-heaven-makes-robert-plant-cry-video/ http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/12/27/heart-plays-led-zeppelins-stai\ rway-to-heaven-makes-robert-plant-cry-video/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Stairway To Heaven
The tightest four man power rock / blues band in history! Stairway to Heaven is among the most popular and influential works in rock music. Jimmy Page: #3 greatest guitarists of all time. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-2023 Jimmy Page - Guitar Robert Plant - Vocals John Paul Jones - Keyboards and bass John Bonham - Drums Ramble On - Led Zeppelin http://youtu.be/a3HemKGDavw On 10/30/2013 4:06 PM, TurquoiseB wrote: OK, I'll admit it. I'm an old fart. :-) So much so that Led Zeppelin were pretty much off my radar. I'd done the hippie music thang earlier, and by the time they showed up, I'd moved on, to the more spiritual world represented by Maharishi. I can honestly state that I have never listened to a single Led Zeppelin album all the way through. My loss. In more recent years, I've heard things by them, and by cover artists doing their work, that make me believe that I might have missed something. But, as Vonnegut said, So it goes. That said, I *did* hear a number of their songs on the radio, or in the background of parties that I attended, even though as a TM Teacher I was far too evolved for them. :-) So I thought this tribute to them was pretty cool. All old men should be honored for their accomplishments like this. At least once. But only once. For example, it's way cool that Obama was there. But ya have to weigh that against all the times when he wasn't there. http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/12/27/heart-plays-led-zeppelins-stairway-to-heaven-makes-robert-plant-cry-video/
[FairfieldLife] Stairway to Heaven - String Quartet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qetvsoh0Dv4
[FairfieldLife] Stairway to Heaven
Stairway to Heaven, played by the Smule Team iPhone Ocarina quintet plus guitar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfrONZjakRY From the NY Times's Circuits email newsletter by David Pogue: It's one of the most magical programs I've ever seen for the iPhone, and probably for any computer. It's Ocarina, named after the ancient clay wind instrument. Once you install and open this program, your iPhone's screen displays four colored circles of different sizes. These are the holes that you cover with your fingers, as you would the holes on a flute. Then you blow into the microphone hole at the bottom of the iPhone, and presto: the haunting, expressive, beautiful sound of a wind instrument comes from the iPhone speaker. Different combinations of fingers on those four holes produce the different notes of the scale. (You can change the key in Preferences--no doubt a first on a cellphone.) Tilting the phone up or down controls the vibrato. Ocarina has become a mega-hit. YouTube videos show people playing their favorite songs on this thing with amazing skill. (The Stairway to Heaven arrangement, featuring four people playing their iPhones in harmony, is especially memorable.) The software company's Web site, Smule.com, even includes sheet-music pages that show you how to play well-known songs on Ocarina. Ocarina takes advantages of the iPhone's microphone, speaker, touch screen, graphics and tilt sensor. Incredibly, though, it also exploits the iPhone's Internet connection and GPS, as well. If you tap the little globe at the bottom of the screen, the screen changes. Now you see a map of the world--and you start hearing the Ocarina performance of one person, in one city (indicated by animated sound waves on the map), who's playing the thing *right now*. Sometimes it's the halting fumbles of a rank beginner; sometimes it's a lovely melody played by someone who's got the hang of it. You can hit a Next button to tune in to another stranger, and another, all around the world. It's a brain-frying experience to know that you're listening to someone else playing Ocarina, right now, in real time, somewhere else on the planet. (And then you realize that someone, somewhere might be listening to *you*!)
